Processing of milk products in pottery vessels through British prehistory

Antiquity

Volumn 79, Issue 306, 2005, Pages 895-908

  Copley, M S ^a   Berstan, R ^a   Dudd, S N ^a,b   Aillaud, S ^a,c   Mukherjee, A J ^a   Straker, V ^d   Payne, S ^d   Evershed, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MICROMASS UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British prehistory; Fatty acids; Food; Milk; Stable carbon isotope values

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047168620     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00115029     Document Type: Article

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